96+ I have been very, very fortunate in my lifetime to drink some of Domaine Huët’s greatest
wines, but if I had to pick one single vintage since 1947 here to nominate as my favorite, it
would probably be the...
96+ I have been very, very fortunate in my lifetime to drink some of Domaine Huët’s greatest
wines, but if I had to pick one single vintage since 1947 here to nominate as my favorite, it
would probably be the brilliant 1989s, which simply have everything that I adore in great
Vouvray. The 1989 Le Mont Première Trie is still a handful of years away from complete
blossoming, but its greatness is already manifest on both the nose and palate and it is all too easy
to drink this wine right now! The bouquet is a stunning array of orange, apricot, heather, honey,
chalky soil tones, orange peel, the first vestiges of barley sugar and just a whisper of remaining
lanolin. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and laser-like in its focus, with a
bottomless core, great acids and outstanding length and grip on the still slightly shut down finish.
Aromatically, this wine is already hitting on all cylinders, but on the palate, it is still asking for
just a bit more patience. It will be magical! 2022-2085+.